When trying to express oneself, it's frankly quite absurd,
To leaf through lengthy lexicons to find the perfect word.
A little spontaniaty keeps conversation keen,
With Minnesotans you're never quite sure what one means...
pretend-i-like-you-to-your-face-but-talk-sh!t-and-hate-you-behind-your-back ways!
Even though the sound of it is quite a display!
If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound gay (not that there's anything wrong with that),
Ensemble:
pretend-i-like-you-to-your-face-but-talk-sh!t-and-hate-you-behind-your-back ways!
Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
Mary Poppins:
When Scandinavian men were chatting, merely grunting would suffice.
Bert:
Now if they heard this word, they might have used it once or twice!
Mrs. Corry:
I'm sure German Lutherans would have grasped it in a jiff,
Then every single hymnal would bear this hieroglyph;
Oh!
pretend-i-like-you-to-your-face-but-talk-sh!t-and-hate-you-behind-your-back ways!
Say it and badgers would not seem so inane!
Mary Poppins:
Add some further flourishes, it's so go-go-gopherish!
Ensemble:
pretend-i-like-you-to-your-face-but-talk-sh!t-and-hate-you-behind-your-back ways!
Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
Bert:
The Souix could have carved it on their mighty casinos!
Mrs. Corry:
I'm certain the french fur traders would have used it in their canoes!
Mary Poppins:
I'm sure the hawkeyes only entered the abyss,
Because those Pig Butt scholars never had a word like this!
Ensemble:
pretend-i-like-you-to-your-face-but-talk-sh!t-and-hate-you-behind-your-back ways!
Mary Poppins:
If you say it softly the effect can be seen in Findlay!
Bert:
Check your breath before you speak, in case it's Cloquet!
Ensemble:
pretend-i-like-you-to-your-face-but-talk-sh!t-and-hate-you-behind-your-back ways!
Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
Um-diddle-diddle-um-diddleye
Mary Poppins (spoken):
Of course you can say it backwards, which is syawkcabruoydnihebuoyetahdnatihslkattubecafruoyotuoyekilidneterp!
Michael (spoken):
She may be tricky, but she's bloody good!
Mary Poppins:
So when the cat has got your tongue, there's no need for dismay!
Just summon up this word and then you've got a lot to say!
Bert:
Pick out those thirty-eight consonants and twenty-six vowels today,
And put them in an order which is still very hard to say...
Mary Poppins:
pretend-i-like-you-to-your-face-
Jane and Michael:
but-talk-sh!t-and-hate-you-behind-your-back ways
Ensemble:
pretend-i-like-you-to-your-face-but-talk-sh!t-and-hate-you-behind-your-back ways!
pretend-i-like-you-to-your-face-but-talk-sh!t-and-hate-you-behind-your-back ways!
pretend-i-like-you-to-your-face-but-talk-sh!t-and-hate-you-behind-your-back ways!
Bert (spoken):
Here we go!
pretend-i-like-you-to-your-face-but-talk-sh!t-and-hate-you-behind-your-back ways!
Even though the sound of it is quite a display!
If you say it loud enough, you'll always sound gay (not that there's anything wrong with that),
pretend-i-like-you-to-your-face-
Jane and Michael:
pretend-i-like-you-to-your-face-
Ensemble:
pretend-i-like-you-to-your-face-but-talk-sh!t-and-hate-you-behind-your-back ways
pretend-i-like-you-to-your-face-but-talk-sh!t-and-hate-you-behind-your-back ways